Microsoft has acquired GIANT Software, makers of anti-spyware and spam filtering tools. The press release announcing the acquisition states that Microsoft will release an anti-spyware tool, based largely on the acquired code from GIANT to Windows users in about a month.
Microsoft plans to make available to Windows customers a beta version of a spyware protection, detection and removal tool, based on the GIANT AntiSpyware product, within one month. The upcoming beta will scan a customer's PC to locate spyware and other deceptive software threats and enable customers to remove them. The tool will be configurable to block known spyware and other unwanted software from being installed on the computer. It will be available for Microsoft Windows 2000 and later versions.
1. I have been using GIANT anti-spyware since it was released. It's one of the better anti-spyware applications in my opinion.
You never know what a Microsoft acquisition will do, but it might be for the best for us consumers.
Posted at 4:57AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Alex Ezell